Hobbs Man Arrested on Charges of Sexual Exploitation of Children

HOBBS, N.M. - One man is behind bars after being arrested on charges of sexual exploitation of children.

33-year-old Carl B. Heacock was arrested on six counts of sexual exploitation of children.

Back on December 10, 2013, Hobbs Police were contacted by an anonymous source concerning teen pornography being present on a flash drive that she had in her possession as well as information that the same photos and more pornography was located at a residence in the 900 block of West Sunrise Circle.

Officials obtained a search warrant for the residence and found multiple images of nude females under the age of 18 and multiple photos of a 13-year-old Hobbs teen.

Heacock was interviewed by detectives and admitted that he was having sex with a 13-year-old.